Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: BFT-476: PRIDE Never Die! 18
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Mongtong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alves tries to counter with a takedown but Mongtong is quick to defend against it.
Alves avoids a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mongtong.
Mongtong lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the ropes and back into range.
Mongtong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alves throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mongtong counters with a body kick that stops Alves in his tracks momentarily.
Mongtong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throws the left hand but Mongtong avoids the punch easily.
Alves moves away from the strike by Mongtong.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mongtong scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot by Mongtong.#T1#
Alves moves forwards but Mongtong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alves tries a head kick but it misses.
Mongtong scores with a leg kick.
Wong Mongtong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Mongtong misses its intended target.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mongtong throws a low kick but Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mongtong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mongtong takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mongtong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T2#
Mongtong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mongtong moves out of range of the body kick.
Mongtong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mongtong sprawls and moves away.
Mongtong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alves wants to clinch up but Mongtong keeps it at a distance.
Mongtong throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mongtong sprawls and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mongtong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mongtong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Alves half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mongtong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.
Alves blocks a head kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong lands a high kick!
Good exchange - Mongtong coming out on top.#T3#
Mongtong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mongtong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alves.
Mongtong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongtong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mongtong throws a looping overhand right but Alves ducks down to avoid it.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mongtong.
Mongtong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mongtong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Alves moves into range and clinches up with Mongtong.
Alves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mongtong throws an elbow but misses.
Mongtong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
Mongtong blocks a body shot from Alves.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongtong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves blocks a body shot from Mongtong.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alves.
Alves dodges an elbow strike from Mongtong.
Alves taking a breather.
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Mongtong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Guilherme Alves has been cut.
Nice body punch from Alves - that landed with a thud.
Alves lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Wong Mongtong has been cut.
Alves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mongtong lands a nice uppercut.
Mongtong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T5#
Alves blocks an elbow strike.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mongtong with an attempt at a knee that misses. #TD#
Alves gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mongtong regains guard.
Alves landing some decent shots from guard.
Alves with a nice head shot there.
Alves looking to sit in guard and control but Mongtong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Alves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mongtong defends well.
Alves keeping full guard, as Mongtong tries to pass. #T6##SUB#
Mongtong is sitting in close to Alves's body. Alves has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mongtong is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mongtong is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alves.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: BFT-465
Date: Jul 27, 2016

#R1#
Ishii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishii slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishii throws a body shot but no joy.
Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ishii defends it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ishii lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ishii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves.
Ishii throws a jab but it's blocked by Alves.
Ishii throws a chopping leg kick but Alves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ishii. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ishii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Ishii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Ishii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ishii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Ishii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Ishii finds it's way through Alves's defenses. #ROC#
Alves is rocked!
A combination from Ishii does no damage.
Ishii misses with a wild combination.
Ishii lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Ishii. Those never looked like landing.
Ishii throws an overhand right that drops Alves like a sack of potatoes! Ishii dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazunori Ishii!
A victorious Kazunori Ishii thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: BFT-459
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1#
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Sturtsil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sturtsil.#TD#
Sturtsil throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alves was covering up waiting for the punch and Sturtsil finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sturtsil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sturtsil won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Sturtsil throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Sturtsil has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alves doesn't defend quickly enough and Sturtsil has managed to lock this one up! Can Alves escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sturtsil on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deangelo Sturtsil!
Deangelo Sturtsil seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BFT-456
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Alves walks into a stiff left hand from Brandao.#CL2#
Brandao pushes Alves up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow. #BC2#
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brandao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brandao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandao throws a lazy right hand but Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alves. That's going to slow Brandao down.
A solid body kick from Brandao.
Brandao moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves.
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Brandao scores with a head kick. #T1#
Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brandao lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves misses with a head kick.
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice cross by Brandao.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brandao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brandao tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brandao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brandao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
Brandao moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves closes the distance but Brandao moves to the side
and Brandao counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brandao scores with a kick to the body.
Brandao scores with a spinning back kick!
Alves scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves misses with a looping left.
A jab from Alves does it's job there.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Brandao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Alves is looking to score with low kicks.#CL2#
Brandao forces Alves back against the cage and clinches.
Brandao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Brandao lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Brandao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #BC2#
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Alves throws a leg kick but Brandao moved away.
Donk. Brandao catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Brandao connects with a body shot that sends Alves's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Brandao.
Alves throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.#CL2#
Brandao darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves trying to control the position but instead, Brandao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alves into the cage.#T4#
Brandao prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandao is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brandao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Brandao slows down the pace here.
Alves slowing the pace effectively.
Brandao misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandao blocks an elbow strike.
Alves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao throws a punch but it's blocked by Alves.
Alves pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Alves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brandao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandao.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Brandao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brandao checks a leg kick.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves is looking to wear down Brandao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brandao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Brandao clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandao controls his hands.
Brandao slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Alves manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Brandao has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alves is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Alves has his foot on Brandao's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brandao works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Brandao is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Alves keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Brandao wanted to stand there but Alves had control of the position. #SUB#
Alves working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brandao has passed into half guard!
Brandao tries to stand and escape but Alves is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Brandao stands up out of the half guard.
Alves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao thumps Alves with a low kick.#T2#
Brandao misses with a body kick.
Brandao lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brandao scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brandao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brandao tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brandao's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#ES2#
Brandao kicks Alves off and gets to his feet.
Brandao gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL#
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao lands a head kick!
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Brandao takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a low kick as Brandao jumps back.
Alves throws a push kick but Brandao slaps the foot to one side. #T3#
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandao scores with a nice body kick.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alves shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alves scores with a nice head shot.
Brandao tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Alves as he checks the leg kick.
Alves changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Brandao scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brandao was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Brandao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brandao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves is looking to land body kicks.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandao.
Brandao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Brandao catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
A leg kick checked by Brandao.
Brandao wants to clinch.
A head kick from Brandao lands but Alves takes it in his stride.
Brandao swinging wildly here.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandao.#CL2#
Brandao clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrandao.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Brandao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Alves lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves slips a straight right by Brandao.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves avoids the head kick by Brandao.
Alves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brandao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brandao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Brandao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Alves fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Brandao to the ground. Alves is now in Brandao's guard.#ES2#
Brandao has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Alves is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brandao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brandao tries to work over Alves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves misses with an elbow over the top.
Alves tries to work over Brandao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alves tries a body shot but Brandao blocks it.
Guilherme Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Brandao tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alves.
Alves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves throws an elbow that misses.
Brandao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alves.
Brandao tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
Alves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Alves lands an elbow just above Brandao 's eye.
Brandao wants to break free but Alves has control.
Brandao misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alves as Brandao tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Brandao.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao blocks a body shot from Alves.
Brandao is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Diego Brandao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow. #T4#
A left hand lands to the body for Alves.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Brandao has him pressed against the cage.
Brandao digs a right hand underneath Alves's ribcage. Alves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diego Brandao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandao lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves lands a body shot.
Alves blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Brandao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alves takes a swing at Brandao's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Brandao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brandao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: BFT-449
Date: Apr 30, 2016

#R1#
Alves scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#TD2#
Di Vaio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alves keeping full guard, as Di Vaio tries to pass. #SUB#
Alves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Di Vaio defends it easily.#SUB#
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Di Vaio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Di Vaio wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio stopping the sweep attempt from Alves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alves is on top in guard. #REVR#
Di Vaio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T1#
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Vaio wants to stand but Alves is controlling the position.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Di Vaio is keeping the position for now. #ES2#
Di Vaio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Di Vaio's elbow.
Alves tries a body shot but Di Vaio blocks it. #T2#
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Di Vaio controls his hands.
Alves takes an elbow to the temple.
Di Vaio fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Di Vaio pulls Alves into guard.
Alves stands up over Di Vaio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Di Vaio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Di Vaio holds on and takes a little breather.
Alves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in to control the position.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Di Vaio has wrist control.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Di Vaio blocks nicely.
Alves trying to control but Di Vaio is working from the bottom. #T3#
Di Vaio trying to control the position.
Di Vaio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Alves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Di Vaio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alves has managed to get both his arms back between Di Vaio's legs - danger averted.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Vaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Di Vaio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4##SUB2#
Di Vaio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
Alves being controlled here momentarily.
Alves stands up over Di Vaio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di Vaio wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Alves will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Alves looking to score a takedown here. Di Vaio is defending well but Alves drives through and ends up in Di Vaio's guard.
Di Vaio has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves throwing strikes from guard but Di Vaio blocks nicely.
Alves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Di Vaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Di Vaio's head.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Di Vaio.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Di Vaio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Di Vaio looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Di Vaio pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
Di Vaio is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
Di Vaio keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Di Vaio's head.
Di Vaio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alves.
Alves postures up in Di Vaio's guard and throws a big left but Di Vaio blocks it.
Alves works over Di Vaio with some ground and pound from guard.
Di Vaio keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Alves won't allow Di Vaio to get back to his feet.
Di Vaio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Alves's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Alves distracts Di Vaio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Alves controlling from the top position.
Di Vaio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard. #REVB#
Di Vaio slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've been informed that Di Vaio has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves, not yet. #SUB#
Alves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Di Vaio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Di Vaio is proving a slippery customer. #SUB#
Alves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Di Vaio escapes and throws Alves's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T4#
Alves is being controlled here.
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Alves manages to get back to half guard.
Di Vaio prevents Alves from improving his position.
Di Vaio trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Alves dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Alves scores with a nice head shot.#ROC#
Di Vaio is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Di Vaio misses with a body kick.
Di Vaio is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves throws a lazy body kick
and Di Vaio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD2#
Di Vaio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alves did well to prevent Di Vaio getting side control.#SUB#
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Di Vaio seems to have recovered his senses.
Di Vaio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Vaio trying to control the pace.
Alves is not content to let Di Vaio control the position.#T1#
Alves trying to control here. #SUB#
Alves has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Di Vaio escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Di Vaio!
Alves manages to get back to half guard.
Di Vaio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Di Vaio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Di Vaio sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Di Vaio tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Alves is pressing down on Di Vaio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Di Vaio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Di Vaio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves trying to control the position. #SUB#
Di Vaio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Di Vaio has managed to get both his arms back between Alves's legs - danger averted.#SU2#
Di Vaio stands up and waves to Alves to follow him. #T3#
Alves motions for Di Vaio to come forward. Alves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Di Vaio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Di Vaio jabs at Alves's body.
Di Vaio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
As Alves backs off Di Vaio throws a huge counter combo but Alves manages to avoid it all.
Di Vaio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Di Vaio fails to land with a series of punches.
Di Vaio lands with a good body shot.#TD#
Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Di Vaio sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves is looking to advance position but Di Vaio won't allow it.
Di Vaio is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4##SUB2#
Di Vaio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alves pulls his head out easily.
Di Vaio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Alves controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Filippo Di Vaio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves stops Di Vaio from standing up.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Di Vaio is looking for a triangle but Alves pushes his legs off easily.
Alves is working Di Vaio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filippo Di Vaio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Guilherme Alves!
Guilherme Alves really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tokyo United Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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